Kindergartens and primary schools in HCM City resume in-person classes on February 14. (Photo: VNA) The working groups on February 13 found that theschools have made thorough preparations for the reopening.
Apart from installing thermal scanners at gates, theschools have prepared hand sanitizer, face masks and quarantine rooms; cleanedup classrooms, and set out plans to deal with COVID-19 cases detected amongtheir students.
Director of the Health Department Tang Chi Thuong,who led a working group to district 3, said the local schools have seriouslyfollowed instructions and been guided to identify infections.
During a field trip to district 1, Deputy Directorof the Health Department Nguyen Huu Hung asked the schools there to step up thecommunication work among their staff, students and parents.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) The city has been classified as a “green” zone,equivalent to Level 1 - the lowest in the four-level pandemic scale, for fiveconsecutive weeks.
The department will soon issue new regulations onthe identification of F1 cases and how to deal with F0 cases at schools.
The Department of Education and Training askedschools to closely coordinate with the local health sector and follow itsguidelines.
On February 7, the first day after the Lunar NewYear holiday, students from the 7th to 12th grades in the southern hub continuedin-person learning, which has been resumed since early January./.
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